The America on Wheels Gala raised $27,000 to provide free educational workshops and exhibits to schools.

Fast cars and rock 'n' roll have always delivered eclectic harmony as they eased on down the road together. But at the America on Wheels Hot Cars & Guitars Moonlight Memories Gala Dec. 6 they peeled out and didn't look back.

The Allentown museum featured a "winter wonderful" theme, including holiday trains and incredible balloon displays by Karen Ford. Guests entered the gala through balloons that created Santa's face, and a 10-foot archway led the way into the cafe that held a holiday tree fashioned out of hubcaps. The hubcap tree will become a fixture at the museum, said Executive Director Linda Merkel, and will be decorated anew for every holiday throughout the year. The tree is 12 feet tall and comprises 100 hubcaps, she says.

"Supercars are all about exotic engines, eye-popping acceleration and breathtaking design," Merkel says. To that end, the stunning Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Dodge Viper and Jaguar made glamorous appearances.